Car-replacer.



No. 812,302. PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906. J. M. SOUDDBR.

CAR RBPLAGER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1905.

, INVENTOR Alforney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed November 2, 1905. Serial No. 285,606-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SCUDDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farmington, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OarReplacers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in car-replacers;and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficientmeans which may be anchored to one rail or the other of a railway-track,and comprises, essentially, a metallic member which has a centrally andlongitudinally inclined shank portion with laterally-extending wings,each of which is inclined and terminates at its forward end in a conicaloutlined projection and so arranged that the wheels of a truck may beeasily drawn back upon the track.

My invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a perspective view showing the application of the car-replacer asattached to railway-rails. Fig. 1 is a reduced bottom plan view showingthe position that the replacer assumes when held to a rail. Fig. 2

is an enlarged detail view of the replacer, and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates one of my improved car-replacers, which is made, preferably,of metal, having an elongated central portion A with double-beveledwalls B B. Said elongated central portion is V- shaped in cross-section,being hollow upon its under surface and terminating at its forward endin a hollow conical-shaped projection C, which hasan aperture passingthrough the apex thereof for the reception of a headed bolt C, said bolthaving an eye to which an anchorage-chain E is fastened, which chain isprovided with a hook E, whereby the chain may be securely anchored tothe flange of the rail. Upon either side of said central portion is awing F, the surface of which inclines forward and merges into the lowerportion of said conical-shaped projection, and the longitudinal edge ofeach inclined part of said wings merges also into the inclined surfaceupon said central portion. The under surface of the car-replacer isprovided with teeth I or spurs K, adapted to bite into the surface of atie and afforded to provide a sure means for preventing the device fromslipping when attached to rails. One end of the car-replacer is.apertured, as at a, for the reception of a link 01 the chain N, whichhas a hook N for attachment to the flange of a rail.-

In applyin my improved car-replacer to a railway-rail fasten the chainsunderneath the bottom of the rail, catching the same over the flange inthe manner illustrated in .the diagrammatic view, Fig. 4, in which oneof the inclined edges of the replacer is in con tact with the flange ofthe rail, while said replacer rests upon ties supporting the rail. Bythe provision of a car-replacer. made in accordance with my invention itwill be noted that a simple and efficient device is afforded which beingof the skeleton form and braced by the peculiar construction of theinclined surfaces may be easily transported from place to place andquickly applied to the rails of a railway without the necessity of anyspiking when it is desired to draw the wheels of a truck up one or theother of the inclined surfaces, thus guiding the truck back upon thetracks.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A car-replacer, comprising a hollow metallic member, having a centrallongitudinal portion which has double-beveled surfaces, a hollowconical-shaped projection at one end of said double-beveled portion, aheaded bolt passing through an aperture in the apex of saidconical-shaped projection, a chain secured to said bolt, the oppositeend of the member havin an aperture in the end thereof, and ananchorage-chain secured thereto, and wings upon said member with theirupper surfaces inclined, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. JOHN M. SCUDDER. Witnesses:

JOHN S. WILKINSON, SADIE GRISSOM. A

